Wanted Good Men
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca.1968
"Wanted Good Men" is a colour screenprint poster poem designed by artist Christopher Logue and published by Stones Posters in London, England, around 1968. The vertical poster measures 96 cm in height by 70.6 cm in width.
The composition is dedicated to Eldridge Cleaver and centres on an adaptation of Alberto Korda's iconic portrait of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. In this design, Guevara's facial features have been removed and replaced with the printed text of the poem. The artwork also incorporates architectural silhouettes along the lower section, flanked by vertical depictions of firearms on either side, with bold lettering spelling out the words of the title at the top and bottom.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
The poster poem was produced in support of Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), a prominent member of the Black Panther Party. Cleaver jumped bail in 1968 and fled to Cuba before relocating to Algiers, where in 1972 he established and maintained an international headquarters for the organisation.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Colour screen print
- Dimensions
- Height: 96 cm; Width: 70.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Logue, Christopher; Stones Posters
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Wanted Good Men
- Museum object number
- E.491-1985
Catalogue references
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